later

adverb

OPAL S

/ˈleɪtə(r)/

/ˈleɪtər/

Idioms

at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about后来；以后；其后；随后
- See you later.回头见。
- I met her again three years later.三年后我又遇见她了。
- His father died later that year.那年晚些时候他的父亲去世了。
- We're going to Rome later in the year.我们年内晚些时候要到罗马去。
- She later became a doctor.她后来当了医生。
- I discovered later that she'd known all about it from the beginning.后来我发现她从一开始就知道这件事。
opposite early
Later!
(British English also Laters!)
(informal) a way of saying goodbye, used by young people（年轻人告别时说）再见
- Later, guys!伙计们，再见！

Idioms

later on

(informal) at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about后来；以后；其后；随后
- I'm going out later on.我过一会儿要外出。
- Much later on, she realized what he had meant.过了好长时间，她才明白他的意思。
Topics Timeb2

not/no later than…

by a particular time and not after it不晚于…；不迟于…
- Please arrive no later than 8 o'clock.请 8 点之前到达。

sooner or later

at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when迟早；早晚有一天
- Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.你早晚得拿个主意。

sooner rather than later

after a short time rather than after a long time赶早不赶晚；及早
- We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later.我们敦促他们及早解决那个问题。

later

adjective

OPAL S

/ˈleɪtə(r)/

/ˈleɪtər/

[only before noun]

coming after something else or at a time in the future后来的；以后的
- Rembrandt's later works伦勃朗的后期作品
- This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter.在后面的一章中对这一点有更详细的讨论。
- The judge will give her ruling at a later date.法官将在晚些时候做出裁决。
- The match has been postponed to a later date.比赛已被推迟举行。
near the end of a period of time, life, etc.接近末期的；晚年的
- the later part of the seventeenth century17 世纪末叶
- In later life he started playing golf.他晚年开始打高尔夫球。
- She found happiness in her later years.她在晚年才寻得幸福。
Topics Timea2

opposite early

词汇	later
释义	later adverb OPAL S /ˈleɪtə(r)/ /ˈleɪtər/ Idioms at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about后来；以后；其后；随后 See you later.回头见。 I met her again three years later.三年后我又遇见她了。 His father died later that year.那年晚些时候他的父亲去世了。 We're going to Rome later in the year.我们年内晚些时候要到罗马去。 She later became a doctor.她后来当了医生。 I discovered later that she'd known all about it from the beginning.后来我发现她从一开始就知道这件事。 opposite early Later! (British English also Laters!) (informal) a way of saying goodbye, used by young people（年轻人告别时说）再见 Later, guys!伙计们，再见！ Idioms later on (informal) at a time in the future; after the time you are talking about后来；以后；其后；随后 I'm going out later on.我过一会儿要外出。 Much later on, she realized what he had meant.过了好长时间，她才明白他的意思。 Topics Timeb2 not/no later than… by a particular time and not after it不晚于…；不迟于… Please arrive no later than 8 o'clock.请 8 点之前到达。 sooner or later at some time in the future, even if you are not sure exactly when迟早；早晚有一天 Sooner or later you will have to make a decision.你早晚得拿个主意。 sooner rather than later after a short time rather than after a long time赶早不赶晚；及早 We urged them to sort out the problem sooner rather than later.我们敦促他们及早解决那个问题。 later adjective OPAL S /ˈleɪtə(r)/ /ˈleɪtər/ [only before noun] coming after something else or at a time in the future后来的；以后的 Rembrandt's later works伦勃朗的后期作品 This is discussed in more detail in a later chapter.在后面的一章中对这一点有更详细的讨论。 The judge will give her ruling at a later date.法官将在晚些时候做出裁决。 The match has been postponed to a later date.比赛已被推迟举行。 near the end of a period of time, life, etc.接近末期的；晚年的 the later part of the seventeenth century17 世纪末叶 In later life he started playing golf.他晚年开始打高尔夫球。 She found happiness in her later years.她在晚年才寻得幸福。 Topics Timea2 opposite early
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